Canterbury Golf Course 1 ha
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51.28108, 1.11970
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 324m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 324m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 192 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Syrphus Syrphus Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea Vernal Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Syrphus Syrphus Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea Vernal Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peribalus strictus
Peribalus strictus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 